tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post8747703619106851180..comments2024-01-15T12:17:49.418+02:00Comments on Midlife Singlemum: Wednesday's ChildRachel Selbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-68812687368304621032012-02-05T18:32:06.871+02:002012-02-05T18:32:06.871+02:00Thnaks GSussex - I'm not so clever to have tho...Thnaks GSussex - I'm not so clever to have thought it up, I really remember this being the case.Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-85297140412995399422012-02-05T15:02:23.134+02:002012-02-05T15:02:23.134+02:00GSussex
A different take and fun to read! I liked ...GSussex<br />A different take and fun to read! I liked the child's thought processes / observations . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-26998496847388599072012-02-04T13:11:57.218+02:002012-02-04T13:11:57.218+02:00I don't know what to say to that Blue Sky, exc...I don't know what to say to that Blue Sky, except that we don't really believe the rhyme. I hope those woeful feeling are starting to feel unwelcome. Hugs xxxRachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-49051639506148503122012-02-03T23:17:54.904+02:002012-02-03T23:17:54.904+02:00I am a Wednesday's child and have been fightin...I am a Wednesday's child and have been fighting the woeful feelings ever since :)Looking for Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10010049814419812468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-36882875645014060862012-02-03T21:30:20.542+02:002012-02-03T21:30:20.542+02:00re-writing because of naughty typo. What I said wa...re-writing because of naughty typo. What I said was: I totally agree - there's nothing woeful about your household.Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-33650929528072882032012-02-03T21:28:28.252+02:002012-02-03T21:28:28.252+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-86501918878218868532012-02-03T21:27:45.230+02:002012-02-03T21:27:45.230+02:00So what day were you born? I'm now curious to ...So what day were you born? I'm now curious to know if you were trying to be prettier, more graceful, more loving and giving or bonny and blythe and good and gay.Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-21758449245716326832012-02-03T21:25:24.529+02:002012-02-03T21:25:24.529+02:00Hmmm, not books I think - mothers who don't li...Hmmm, not books I think - mothers who don't listen to their child's preferences and heed them.Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-24687208512654077062012-02-03T21:23:44.595+02:002012-02-03T21:23:44.595+02:00It's all cool once you're old enough to kn...It's all cool once you're old enough to know it doesn't make any difference wht day you're born on.Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-5482861796142962122012-02-03T21:21:55.504+02:002012-02-03T21:21:55.504+02:00I always think it's a shame that kids don'...I always think it's a shame that kids don't know that the boundaries can sometimes be changed. I wish I'd known that if I refused to wear trousers she would have had to let me wear skirts and dresses more.Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-24581749906241732142012-02-03T21:20:02.010+02:002012-02-03T21:20:02.010+02:00Yeah, nice anecdote now but when I was little I sp...Yeah, nice anecdote now but when I was little I spent the whole time with my mother's scarves tired round my head like long hair.Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-25301140937212908702012-02-03T11:43:48.831+02:002012-02-03T11:43:48.831+02:00Aww....sweet! I'm a Wednesday child and always...Aww....sweet! I'm a Wednesday child and always hated that rhyme!! It's NOT true. Funny thing is My hubby is a Wednesday child too....and guess what day our son was born on? Yup....Wednesday!!<br /><br />xx Jazzyjazzygalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04069218745940412457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-86060194425825486312012-02-03T09:46:01.537+02:002012-02-03T09:46:01.537+02:00Awww Midlife. Cheer up! You're not Wednesday ...Awww Midlife. Cheer up! You're not Wednesday after all. But very nicely written. I hope you weren't always a sad little girl. I used to have really long tresses and begged to have them cut off. And was so happy with my Beatles hair cut at the age of 8 - even though it didn't suit me at all. I too believed in the rhyme for years and remember trying to make fact meet fiction for me and my siblings. Positive or negative it was the printed word - it had to be true.DancingInTheRainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-84778577931535893032012-02-02T22:41:26.373+02:002012-02-02T22:41:26.373+02:00Oh my goodness what damage can be done from books!...Oh my goodness what damage can be done from books! I was a Saturday I think but I do know I arrived in time for school!jfb57https://www.blogger.com/profile/00577581234420599730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-91224812297263608082012-02-02T22:10:49.289+02:002012-02-02T22:10:49.289+02:00Brilliant and lovely to be reminded of the rhyme! ...Brilliant and lovely to be reminded of the rhyme! I never knew as a child what day I was born on so I used to pretend to myself that I was Sunday! When as an adult I eventually found out I'm Thursday I thought huh I'm going nowhere - career wise - but I suppose I have travelled a bit so its cool. <br />Lucid gypsy.Nkeiruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02426572250875257544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-34160505916931460742012-02-02T19:50:04.148+02:002012-02-02T19:50:04.148+02:00Aahh! That's really sweet! That is so typical ...Aahh! That's really sweet! That is so typical of how kid's think, and so often the parent has no idea! When you're grown up, you can laugh about it, but at the time it really matters!Writing from the Edgehttp://lorely-writingfromtheedge.blogspot.com/2012/02/wednesdays-challenge.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-30944645367113931662012-02-02T18:58:45.927+02:002012-02-02T18:58:45.927+02:00Fun to read - nice anecdote!Fun to read - nice anecdote!buddhafulkathttp://www.buddhafulkat.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-77742105956040792042012-02-01T11:09:23.483+02:002012-02-01T11:09:23.483+02:00I think it's a bit sad that I thought I was re...I think it's a bit sad that I thought I was represented by the sad one without the pretty clothes and long hair. It was the 1960s - pixie haircuts and slacks for girls, but my picture books all showed traaditional girls in flowing skirts.Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-68706872012480719662012-02-01T11:07:11.287+02:002012-02-01T11:07:11.287+02:00Travel, son - the world is your oyster.Travel, son - the world is your oyster.Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-15037125672490882102012-02-01T11:05:41.874+02:002012-02-01T11:05:41.874+02:00I know, I was absolutely convinced that picture of...I know, I was absolutely convinced that picture of Wednesday's child was us.Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-43573240766775884352012-02-01T11:04:30.551+02:002012-02-01T11:04:30.551+02:00I was always excited for Thursday's child. My ...I was always excited for Thursday's child. My cousins emmigrated when I was quite young - one family to Israel and one family to Australia, so I though travel was very exciting.Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-41649519527423593352012-02-01T08:42:05.155+02:002012-02-01T08:42:05.155+02:00I was Saturday's child, who has to work hard f...I was Saturday's child, who has to work hard for a living *sigh*. Such is the hand that fate deals you eh? But how interesting that thinking you were born on a certain day can change your outlook on life! Really interesting take on this prompt.Michelle Reeves - Bod for teahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719695398854744448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-41626897975659546972012-02-01T03:01:39.388+02:002012-02-01T03:01:39.388+02:00Ahh, that's a nice insight into the thought pr...Ahh, that's a nice insight into the thought process of a child. I could never understand how Thursday's child had "far to go". Go? Go where??Him Up Northhttp://blogupnorth.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-86541606704115521432012-01-31T23:41:47.831+02:002012-01-31T23:41:47.831+02:00I thoroughly enjoyed this one.
The irrefutable lo...I thoroughly enjoyed this one.<br /><br />The irrefutable logic of a child :-)Dughall McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14300227706798507301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-37193435486917163662012-01-31T23:11:37.524+02:002012-01-31T23:11:37.524+02:00I loved this one - it really made me laugh! Child...I loved this one - it really made me laugh! Children do hold such funny beliefs. It was always Thursday's Child I felt sorry for. I think I just assumed Wednesday's Child would cheer up eventually. but I always wondered where and why Thursday's child had to go.Sally-Jaynehttp://www.sjbteaching.comnoreply@blogger.com